Nicolas Party presents his paintings and a new large-scale site-specific mural at the Holburne.
Our new exhibition by Nicolas Party brings together new and recent works by the artist. Born in Switzerland in 1980, Party is well known for his soft pastel works on paper and linen, along with site-specific murals and immersive installations. The latter are influenced by his early work as a graffiti artist, his training in graphic design and 3D animation, and his love of 18th century pastels, examples of which feature in our collection.
Within the exhibition, Party’s intimate oil on copper works, comprising landscapes, still lifes and portraits, will be shown in two cabinet galleries on the second floor. In the Picture Gallery, he will create a large-scale mural, responding to one of the works in our collection: ‘A Brawl between Peasants’ by Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp (1612– 1652), a Dutch painter famed for his allegorical oil panels and landscapes. Party became interested in the work following extensive research into the Holburne’s collection after visiting in 2023.
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